[Mother Abigail]

We honestly do not know.

Remember some form of contact is required, at least we hope - but transmission has been consistant with casual contact, and that might be more dangerous in the days when the fever and cough materialize. Say day 3,4,or 5 of the onset.

Understand that this could be all wrong.

Something very odd is going on in Hong Kong - the virus? is out in the public and spreading. There are some indications that we may not know the scope of the Hong Kong cluster yet. Follow freeper per loin, he is all over the Hong Kong situation. To his credit he picked up on the bogus numbers from the first.

[AAABEST]

M'am.

Would you mind if I asked if it's pure coincidence that your screen name is Mother Abigail (a main character in Steven King's "The Stand") and you're posting a thread that suggests the possibility of a deadly rampant virus?

I'm not breaking out any tinfoil I'm just curious. You must admit that it's quite a coincidence.